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Share of the global legal services market by region or country 2017
Share of the global legal services market in 2017, by region or country
by E. Mazareanu,
last edited
Jan 30, 2019
This statistic illustrates the distribution of the global legal services market in 2017, by region or country. The United States held 46.4 percent of the global legal market in that year.
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by E. Mazareanu,
last edited
Jan 30, 2019
This statistic illustrates the distribution of the global legal services market in 2017, by region or country. The United States held 46.4 percent of the global legal market in that year.
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